Ok, I talked to Velowear and to their parent company Voler. Since we are looking at more than 25 shirts it makes sense to go "full custom" from Voler themselves. This is good 'cause we are not limited to the color/design selection of the semi-custom offerings.

Unlike silkscreening, there's no additional charge for more print / logo "blocks", so we can incorporate several suggestions into the final design, ie. front, back, and a sleeve. We can mix and match sizes and fits (tighter-fit racing vs looser club fit) to meet the number we want to book -- there is a pretty good price break at 50 so it'd be great to hit that. They will be $49.25 apiece with a flouro-yellow bottom color and black ink.

The limitations are that we have to book a production window from them in advance. The earliest opening is 3rd week in August, and we'd have to have quantities settled upon six weeks before that (July 8). But that's pretty reasonable. I'll put down $100 reservation to ensure us this slot, so things are on the march.

So, next steps for those who want shirts:
1. Please check out the short-sleeve sizing chart at https://www.voler.com/products.aspx?CID=1&PID=1# and PM me with quantity/size.
2. I'll mock up a few designs based on everybody's comments above and anyone else is free to do one too, we'll have a poll to pick the winner.
3. Once we've got enough soft commitment to make the minimum order I'll take up $ via paypal or check and we'll get em printed, delivered and shipped. Delivery should be the first part of September.

Thanks for the good news. At least we have time, versus rushing a design.

They mention anything about putting something on the side of the jersey?

I usually hate product endorsements or anything like that but would it be an absurd idea to plug this site in some way? After all, it's responsible for producing the collective interest that might meet that price break point.

Good work ahpook.

Wow, talk about jumping the gun. I went to write the reservation check last night and the whole project got shot down by the CFO (aka my wife). She has a point in that we just dropped the cost of my new ride so the bike budget is pretty much blown for the season.

If someone else wants to be the point person I'll forward you the info I got from Voler. Otherwise this is gonna have to be shelved until we strike it rich.

Sorry everyone

Can't you just collect some "donations" from people who've voiced their interest? Shouldn't be difficult to come up with a $100 if everyone Paypal you a few bucks? That way the people who sign up are less likely to bail out later as well.

While on a trip through Glacier National Park I saw this young woman with a totally kitted out touring bike with a shirt that said: Keep Left!
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Spotted her first at a scenic lookout place and then later on a narrow mountain road.

Very bad ideas: Dale is dead.
Nascar is Dumb.
Cyclist/gun owner.
Don't make any shirts like these.

I would be happy to put up $20 towards R&D, but I just don't have the time to do the leg work.

If we need a way to collect $$$ for the project whoever is in charge take a look at www.fundable.org. They take the money through paypal and refund it if not enough people contribute to the project by a set deadline. Otherwise the $$$ goes to the project leader so they can use it for whatever the project is.

That seems like a good idea : )

. . . by the way I thought of this while on my commute today:

{Back of Shirt} "Thanks for Watching my Back"

Anyhow, please someone get the ball rolling on this Jersey! : )

How about

+ -
_U_____U_
! !
! HYBRID !
!________!

That is supposed to be a battery

I still like this one. Wish it was a jersey and not a T-shirt.

Maybe:

If you can read this, you are too close!

RonH, I Love that! . . . it would give car drivers something to laugh about as well as let Us (Commuters) communicate the joy of cycling!

Sorry to join so late. I love many of these and would buy and wear them even as just T-shirts. I do worry about the potentially antagonistic nature of some of the slogans. This was actually my topic (thing to ask everybody) when I attended the Chicago Bike show last month. What color? What slogan? etc. One interesting opinion I got is worth mentioning: If your objective is to "disarm" potentially dangerous vehicles, then your message needs to appeal to the redneck truck driver types that are most likely to wish/do you harm. The suggestion was that a patriotic display (flag) on the back was the best bet. I thought it was an interesting point.

And I might modify one to "My Ex-Wife Got the Car"
Also my favorite front license plate "3M TA3"

Yes! I like this one. In big dangerous cities maybe wouldn't be such a good idea, but where I live this would be great!

Late to the effort and too antagonistic, but. . .
"You Annoy Me More"

Even if my shirt doesn't say it, I can still think it while riding in traffic.

"You Annoy Me More" -from Freerangemike

There's another one that has subconsciencely been hovering in my head while on my commute : )

GET OFF THE ROAD!

GET OUT OF THE CAR!

You know you are a redneck if you scream at a bicyclist.

With apologies to steel_is_real for stealing his idea:

"THIS is my extreme sport"